Ex-Fifa president Sepp Blatter has accused successor Gianni Infantino of disrespecting him and says the new head of world football does not answer his phone calls. The 80-year-old says he has met with Infantino to discuss “questions that should be solved” at Fifa. “[Infantino] said ‘I will work on that’ and he never came back,” … Read more
European countries will not be able to host the 2026 World Cup because of Fifa’s rotational policy. It means the previous two host confederations – Europe in 2018 and Asia in 2022 – are barred from bidding. The 2026 tournament could involve 40 or 48 nations after world governing body Fifa agreed to study in … Read more
Fifa has agreed to study options for expanding the World Cup to 40 or 48 teams for 2026 in greater detail, says council member Michel D’Hooghe. The proposals will be made at the football world governing body’s next meeting on 9 January 2017. “The feeling amongst the council is rather positive towards expansion,” said Fifa … Read more
Ghana Football Association president Kwesi Nyantakyi was inducted into the FIFA Council at a brief ceremony held at the FIFA Headquarters on Thursday, October 14. Nyantakyi was elected as one of Africa’s representatives on the FIFA supervisory and strategic body that sets the vision for global football. The CAF Executive Committee member was taken around … Read more
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is the latest to join the millions who have sent in their condolences for departed Ghana football icon Osam Duodu who passed on last week. Below is the full letter the FIFA President sent to the Ghana Football Association. In memory of Fred Osam Duodu Dear President, Please accept my deepest … Read more
Newly-elected CAF representative Kwesi Nyantakyi will attend the first ever FIFA Council meeting in Zurich which starts today (Thursday) and ends tomorrow. Nyantakyi and 36 other influential persons including FIFA president Gianni Infantino will ratify decisions of the Bureau of the Council. They will be discussing key football issues including approving several programmes including a … Read more
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has proposed expanding the World Cup finals to 48 teams – after initially suggesting he wanted to boost it to 40. According to the 46-year-old Italian, 16 countries would be eliminated after a preliminary knockout round. The rest of the tournament would then be the same as it is now, with … Read more
Kwesi Nyantakyi swept onto the FIFA Council with on Thursday when securing 31 votes in a very close race in Cairo. The 47-year, who is the President of the Ghana Football Association, finished second in the race which was won the CAF vice-president Almamy Kabele who had 37 votes. Nyantakyi beat Madagascar’s Ahmad by just … Read more